Dirty Dancing tops most watched film poll for women

They might not have taken any Oscars for best movie, but Dirty Dancing and the first three Star Wars films are all-time winners in the viewings league.

A survey found that male fans of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi have seen them an average of 20 times.

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Dirty Dancing: Women have seen cheesy Patrick Swayze movie an average of 15 times

And women who confessed to liking Dirty Dancing tend to have watched it 15 times.

The 1987 movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey was turned into a West End musical last year - and broke box office records.

The survey involving viewers of the Sky Movies Sci-fi & Horror channel revealed that some films are a hit with both sexes - including Star Wars, Jaws, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.